Gayan Rajapaksha

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Role(s) Core Participant
Co-Lab(s) Platres 7-12 Feb, 2016
Education Certificate in Media Studies from the University of Colombo
Certificate in POlitical Studies from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura
A Profectional Quatlification in HRM from IPM Sri Lanka
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Gayan Rajapaksha is a core participant of the Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era - Asian co-Laboratory.


Gayan Rajapakshsa was born in 1987 and has a passion for youth and community development, inter cultural dialogue and democracy, among others. He has a wealth of experience in a variety of committees and organizations. He is currently living and working in Sri Lanka.

Gayan was a Global Youth Ambassador of Commonwealth You Peace Ambassadors Network, and has been Treasure of the Commonwealth You Network of Sri Lanka for the last 5 year. He was the National Organizer for the Sri Lanka Youth Parliament Alumni Association and participated as Delegate for the Young Leaders Exchange between Sri Lanka & UK 2012.

Most recently Gayan has been working as the Country Coordinator for the International teen Conference in Nepal 2017/18 as well as acting as his Country Representative for Kathmandu Conference of Asia Pacific Peace and Development Service Alliance 2017/18. He is also the Country Coordinator for the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network. The list goes on as a tribute to his efforts and passions associated with Youth and Community Development.

Gayan has a wide range of education and training including Certificates in Media Studies from the University of Colombo, Certificate in Political Studies from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and a Professional Qualification in HRM from IPM Sri Lanka.


Lack of independent, accessible, trustful, immediate information sources
Lack of supervision on the functioning of the local public bodies
Citizens are not represented at all by the politicians they have elected